Urdu Dictionary

شکار shikār

P شکار shikār [prob. shi = Zend uz or uś = S. उद्+kār, rt. Zend kar = S. कर् (कृ, कॄ); or Zend kareṭ = S. कर्त् (कृत)], s.m. Hunting, the chase; prey, game; plunder, booty, pillage, spoil;—perquisites:—shikār-afgan, s.m. Game-killer:—shikār-bāz, s.m. A sportsman:—shikār-band, s.m. Cords, &c. for tying game in (or to fasten it to the saddle):—shikār-pesha, adj. & s.m. Whose trade or business is hunting;—a professional hunter:—shikār-farebī, s.f. Deceiving of game:—shikār karnā, v.t. To hunt, take, catch as prey; to prey upon; to bring into one's clutches:—shikār-ko jānā, v.n. To go a-hunting:—shikār-khelnā (-kā), To hunt, to go a-hunting; to catch, take (fish, &c., e.g. maćhliyoṅ-kā shikār khelnā):—shikār-gāh, s.f. Hunting-ground, chase; preserve for game:—shikār mārnā, To kill game; to hunt, &c. (=shikār karnā).—shikār-ě-māhī, s.f. Fishing;—a tax on fishing:—shikār honā, v.n. To be hunted; to fall a prey, become the prey (of).